May 2022

May is my birthday month and I have learnt a lot this month. I've learnt more about myself, my habits, mental health, self care, and about various people in my life. I am super grateful that I have people in my life who feel safe to be open and honest with me. I have had [...]

March 2021

Back to basics in March, it seems. Reading over the daily gratitudes, I appear to be quite focussed on food, tea, rest, and writing. I've also noticed that I mentioned work a lot, I think because the new work has been super supportive and really creative in virtual collaboration and employee wellbeing. I'm really impressed [...]

Paint by Numbers – The Starry Night

So it's taken about 5 to 6 months but we've finally finished our Paint by Numbers of Van Gogh's The Starry Night. I think I realised that Vincent Van Gogh was my favourite painter after visiting the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam a couple of years ago and was just blown away by his art and tragic [...]

February 2021

How is it February already? Lately I've been finding the days have been passing by super quickly, and now the month has come and gone already! I suppose time flies when you're having fun. I feel this month has been full of lie ins, afternoon naps, and back pain. Maybe my body is trying to [...]

January 2021

January blues was not as bad as I was expecting. Looking back at my daily gratitudes and musings, it appears I had very much utilised my support network this month. It has been super helpful having supportive people in my life that I can rely on and ask for help, people who can lift me [...]

December 2020

A much more relaxed and chilled December, reasons that I will write about another time. It appears December, for me, was a month of food, painting, quizzes, catch ups, naps, and rest. Much rest. Things did seem to slow down for me, which I'm very grateful for. I had the time and space to step [...]

November 2020

It's been a while since my last blog post. The end of November and start of December have been busy, with lots of changes, which I will share at some point. But also, sheer exhaustion. As I read back on my daily gratitudes, I realise that November was a turning point for me. Realising what [...]

Crafting and Mental Health

I saw an Instagram post the other day that struck a chord with me. It was about anxiety, uncertainty of the unknown (during the tense US election days), and about mental health. It was also about knitting. Apparently I am months behind on the trend because lockdown has created a surge in knitting artists and [...]